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A. DENIES.

DOLL HEAD.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- II, 1918.

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neoeaer Specification of Letters Eetent,

Fatenteol Juiy i il o To all whom it may camera:

Be it known that l, ALEXANDER news, at subject of the King of Hungary,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented; new and useful improvements in Doll-Headset which thefollowing is a specification.

lhis invention relates to clolls, the invention being more particularlyrelated to tiolls skilled orcomparatively unskilled Worlnnen.

the structure oeing so made and arranged that it may be rntrocluceci andinounteo.

through the neck opening of onepiece heed.

Another object is tr rovioe e cievice of this character which is s nplein construction comparatively in tip ire t ienur av ture efiicientoperatio With the foregoing objec s i v others the invention resi-ciesconstructi i coinhinat" er: tails of ac'cornp part oi derstoo precise eelescrihee encl alter virierl the se of whet is can i the ecco 1 througha sition, sl as applieao Fig showing my improvedeye structure in topplan View.

Fig. 4 is a perspective detail View of the eye structure.

Fig. 5 is at rear elevational detail View, showing an alternate form orone part as applied to the inside of the heaol, fragmentelly andsectionally shown.

iteferring more particularly to the accompanying drawings, the numeral(5 denotes a tioll s head, cast or otherwise produced in one piece fromany suitable substance or composition of matter, the same having" a neckopening and on either sicle or the nose 8, the usual eye-opening oraperture 9,, immediately behind which. is an eye-ball socket or recess10.

in order to provide a relativelycreep socket, the Weli at the foreheadregion 11 and at the cheek region 12, is inarle considerahly thickerthan other parts of the head. {in the insicie or the head between thesockets EG, in the region corresponding to the nose, there is iiorrneria vertically extending bridge 1 arui paralieling the same at the outersides of the eye-sockets are enlarged regions or walls is same heiniormecl in such rnenner that the Walls donning the sockets in horizontalor transverse direction eroseginents slightly greater than e eye-belieor globes 15 so presseei into sockets my -ry cl gee-i per ts may he madeeel, or they eel or otherwise veinent regi to the approximately atright-angles to form an eye 20, the extremity of the inwardly projectinpart 21 being bent upon itself to provi e a loop or eye 22. .Each globe15 is thus secured to the wire by gluing it thereon or otherwisesuitably providing a rigid connection. A link 23, having its oppositeends looped through the eyes 20, pivotally connects the angular wires17, this link being of such length as to hold the wires spacedapart atthe distance necessary to enable the eye balls 15 to work freely.intheir sockets. The eye-balls are mounted upon the angular Wires insuch relation that when the head is in upright position, as illustratedin Fig. 1, the iris regions 16 will be visualized centrally through theeye apertures 9.

. Pivotally connecting the looped extremities 22 is a link 24:, whichcarries midway its length a weight 25, by means of which the eye-ballsare caused to move accordingly as the head is inclined. #Thus, when thehead is turned upon its back, as shown in Fig. 2, the weight 25 willdrop down, turning the eye balls so as to bring the iris regions behindthe cheek parts 12, it being noted that the wires 17 are prolongedthrough the eyeballs to provide extensions 26, adapted to butt againstthe inner side "of the forehead part 11, and thereby to limit themovement of the eye-balls in this direction. When the head is raisedinto upright position, or even titled forwardly, the looped portions 19of the angularwires butt against the inner side of the cheek parts whichbound the cavity 18, so as to revent the iris regions from being carriedyond a central position behind the eye apertures 9. When the head istilted sideward, the wires 17, forced to turn under the falling movementof the weight, carry the eye-balls in the opposite direction to con cealthe iris regions, one behind the bridge 13 and the other behind thecheek part 14, this movement being appropriately limited by theengagement of the looped portion 22 with the adjacent inner side of thehead.

In this manner I provide astructure capable of movement both up and downand to either side, accordingly as the head is inclined, so as toproduce the effect of open and closed eyes, of eyes-oscillating, or oflooking directly forward or sidewise. In assembling, the structure isintroduced through the neck opening 7 as anentity, and the eyes pressedinto their sockets as hereinbefore described. A pair of tongs or anysuitably designed tool is employed as means by which to introduce thestructure through the neck opening and to press the eyes into theirsockets.

In the modified form illustrated in Fig. 5, the head is made without theenlarged regions 14;; and the vertical bridge 13 is provided with agroove 27, receptive of the expansive projecting portion 28,formedint'ermediate the length of the spring clip 29, the sides of whichare sufliciently curved or bowed outwardly to engage theeye-balls so asto hold them in position for movement as before. When this form isemployed, the eye structure is introduced through the neck opening andthe eyes seated in their sockets before the application of the springclip 29, the expansile projecting portion 28 of which is preferablycoated or dipped into glue or other adhesivewhereby to seal it in thegrooye 27.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is l. A doll headprovided with eye-ball retaining sockets, eye-balls freely movable inthe sockets, a wire engaged with each eyeball on a central linetherethrough and extending downwardly therefrom where it is bent uponitself to provide a laterally projecting portion, connections betweenthe wires, one of which is a weighted connection located between theextremities of the laterally projecting portions, said connections beingpivotally engaged and arranged to permit the Weighted connection toproduce similar turning, movements of the eye-balls either up or down orsideward, depending upon how the head is moved or tilted.

2. A doll head having eye-sockets flanged by extensions of the materialto form segments in the shape of and. slightly greater than ahemisphere, elements formed of material adapted to be pressed into saidsockets, the. same representing eye-balls or globes adapted to movetherein in any direction, wire elements fast with said globes oreyeballs centrally therethrough and bent upon themselves therebeneath toprovide laterally projecting portions, connections including a weightpivotally arranged between the projecting portions, the same beingarranged to produce through the instrumentality of the wei ht similarmovements of the eyeballs eit er up or down or sideward, depending uponthe direction in which the head is moved or inclined.

3. A doll head having eye-sockets flanged by extensions of the materialto form in one direction segments in the shape of and slightly greaterthan a hemisphere, elements formed of material adapted to be pressedinto said sockets, the same representing eyeballs or globes adapted tomove therein in any direction, wireelements engaged with said eye-ballsor globes centrally therethrough to provide portions projectingthereabove and portions projecting therebelow, said last portions beinglooped upon themselves to provide lateral legs projecting interiorly ofthe head and terminat mg in loops, a link having its opposite ends- Ipivotally engaged in said first loops conmeeting said wires, a secondlink having its opposite ends pivotally engaged in. said sec- 0nd loopsconnecting said wires, a weight fast on said second link intermediateits length, said weight being ada ted to produce similar movements of the eye-balls either up or down or sideward, depending upon the directionin which the head is moved or tilted, said top wire portionsconstituting means to abut against an adjacent wall of thehead to limitmovement in one direction, and the looped regions of said wires beingalso adapted to abut against adjacent interior parts of the head tolimit the movements in other directions;

4. A doll head provided with eye-ball retaining sockets including abridge element therebetween formed to provide extensions I or segmentsof the sockets in the shape of and slightly greater than hemispheres,ele-' ments formed of material adapted to be pressed into said socketsand when therein to comprise eye-balls or globes, angularly formed wireelements havin upwardly extending parts engaged centra ly through theeye-balls and serving" as axes for the same and having also laterallyextending parts, a pivotal connection between the wires at their angularregions, a pivotal connection between the laterally extending parts, aweight carried by said last connection, said weight serving as theinstrumentality through the connected wires for moving the eye-ballssimultaneously, the direction of movement depending upon the directionin which the head itself is moved or tilted.

5. A doll head provided with eye-ball sockets and a grooved bridge-piecetherebetween, a spring clip having an intermediate expansile portionadapted to enter said groove and to be secured thereby and having alsooutwardly bowed arms, eye-balls adapted to be seated in the sockets andretained for movement in any direction by said bowed arms, wire elementsfast with said eye-balls centrally therethrough and bent upon themselvestherebeneath at an angle to provide lateral portions projecting towardthe interior of the head, connections pivotally arranged between saidwire elements, one of which is a weighted connection located at theextremities of the laterally projecting portions, said weightedconnection being adapted to serve as the instrumentality by whichthrough the connected wires to similarly move the eye-balls either up ordown or sideward, depending upon the direction in which the head ismoved or tilted.

6. A mechanism for dolls eyes comprising, in combination, a pair ofangular elements, a globe representing an eye-ballmounted centrally uponthe upwardly projecting portion of each angular element, a linkpivotally connecting the angular elements in the region of the anglesthereof, a second link pivotally connecting the extremities of thelaterally projecting parts of the angular elements, and a weight fastupon said last link intermediate the length thereof, all substantiallyas and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ALEXANDER DENES.

